BARK (BARK) Competitors

Sendas Distribuidora (NYSE:ASAI) and BARK (NYSE:BARK) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASAI or BARK?

BARK received 4 more outperform votes than Sendas Distribuidora when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 44.44% of users gave Sendas Distribuidora an outperform vote while only 37.21% of users gave BARK an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sendas Distribuidora	Outperform Votes 12 44.44%	Underperform Votes 15 55.56%
BARK	Outperform Votes 16 37.21%	Underperform Votes 27 62.79%

Does the media favor ASAI or BARK?

In the previous week, BARK had 6 more articles in the media than Sendas Distribuidora. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for BARK and 0 mentions for Sendas Distribuidora. BARK's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Sendas Distribuidora's score of 0.00 indicating that BARK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sendas Distribuidora	Neutral
BARK	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASAI or BARK?

8.8% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of BARK shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of BARK shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ASAI or BARK?

Sendas Distribuidora has higher revenue and earnings than BARK. BARK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sendas Distribuidora, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sendas Distribuidora	$72.08B	0.02	$142.21M	$0.46	10.17
BARK	$490.18M	0.68	-$37.01M	-$0.18	-10.69

Do analysts rate ASAI or BARK?

Sendas Distribuidora presently has a consensus price target of $9.80, suggesting a potential upside of 109.40%. BARK has a consensus price target of $2.30, suggesting a potential upside of 19.48%. Given Sendas Distribuidora's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sendas Distribuidora is more favorable than BARK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sendas Distribuidora	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
BARK	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is ASAI or BARK more profitable?

Sendas Distribuidora has a net margin of 0.89% compared to BARK's net margin of -6.20%. Sendas Distribuidora's return on equity of 13.38% beat BARK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sendas Distribuidora	0.89%	13.38%	1.48%
BARK	-6.20%	-17.69%	-7.84%

Which has more risk and volatility, ASAI or BARK?

Sendas Distribuidora has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BARK has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sendas Distribuidora beats BARK on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.